University News

MVSU Hosts Spring Faculty Institute

January 10, 2014

Mississippi Valley State University recently held
its Spring Faculty Institute. Faculty members assembled to discuss student
success and the role faculty and staff in academic affairs must play in
implementing student success at a high level.

Dr. Ivory Nelson, interim Provost and Vice President
for Academic Affairs, presided over the Institute.

This year’s Institute focused on departmental
programs, student learning outcomes and retention of freshman and sophomore
students using Grades First.

“It is important that we let everyone know where we
are as it relates to student success,” said Dr. Nelson. “Every institution has
to examine itself to make sure we are a student centered university.”

During the Institute, Dr. Nelson brought updates
from Academic Affairs. Several department chairs gave presentations that
addressed issues at the University and offered a plan of action to resolve the
issues. Dr. Constance Bland, Chair of the Mathematics, Computer and Information
Sciences, gave a presentation on holistic student recruitment and the
importance of nurturing those students once they enter the university.

“We are nothing if we aren’t an educational
institution that makes a positive impact on the lives of the students that come
through our doors,” said Dr. Bland.